[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”course_syllabi_body”]Course DescriptionData collection and analysis are core competencies of the American Meridian University doctoral programs. This course provides the next step, the core competency to utilize the data analyses to pursue action research. The utilization of the data to take action and make decisions is assembled under the umbrella of informatics. The quality system management guru, Dr. W. Edwards Deming, was reported to have said that, for most organizations, data analyses was analogous to driving while looking in the rear-view window. The ability to take action with data that was previously collected, but forgotten, does not exist. The aim of this course is to help doctoral students take timely action to use effectively the data that has been gathered. The core skill that this course provides is the ability to make significant decisions from the welter of data that is sometimes available.

Course FormatThis course is delivered in a series of online modules complemented by off-line review and assistance. In-person, on-site modules are offered in addition when possible.

Course GoalsDeliver doctoral-level overview of the analytical and decision making process for utilization of informatics.

Course Objectives

Teach how to make effective decisions on the basis of data available

Explain and demonstrate the skilled calculation of return on investment (ROI) through efficient decision-making from informatics